Drying rack for bathtubs



l of the novel *20 tion, taken on the n it around .5 rod sectionsPatented, May 17, 1927.

UNITED .STATES FRANCES II. TURNER,

JOSEPH E.

or MINNEAPOLIS, IIINNEsoTA, AssIGNoIt' or. oNn-IIAIJ' To` cAnnAanLLnvorMINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

DRYING BACK Fon. BATIITUBS. i

Application led March 8,1926. Serial-No.v 93,183.-

My invention has for its object to provide a drying rack applicable to abath tub, for holding a washing while drying.

To the above end, the invention consists devices and combinations ofdevices hereinafter described and defined in the claim.

In the accompanying lustrates the invention,

drawings, which ilhke characters 1ndicate like parts throughout theseveral views.

Referring tothe drawings.: Fig. 1 is a perspective View,

parts sectioned, illustrating one form of the drying rack supported on abath tub;

Fig. 2 is a view corresponding to Fig. 1 but;1 showing another form of.drying rack; an

Fig. 3 is a detail view principally in secline 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring first to the invention as illustrated in Fig. 1, the numeralLif'indicates three pairs of supporting legs connected by 'a pluralityof vertically and horizontally s aced membersfor holding a washing,whilerying, over a"bath tub, and .comprising tubular sections 5, rigidlysecured at their intermediate portions to the intermediate leg? 4, androd sections 6 telescoped into said ular sections and havingrtheir'outer ends the end pairs of legs.

rigidly secured to in di'verging The legs 4 of each pair are i relationand connected at their upper ends.

Each pair of legs 4 is formed from a rod, laterally toward each other toform` feet that extend transversely over the rim of a .bath tub A andsupport the rack thereon.

5 rack occupies comparatively little space.-

The above described drying rack ca n be adjusted to iit bath tubs ofdifferent widths by spreading or contracting the pairs of legs 4.

with some ded 7 have concave under sides to' -bular sections. 10completely into Referring now to the drying rack shown in -Figs 2 and 3,the numeral 8 indicates two pairs of legs that support verticall andhorizontally spaced members for hol ing a washing over a bath tub B,while drying, and which members comprise tubular sections 9 and 10 androd sections 11. The tubular sections 9 rigidly connect the pairs oflegs 8-and the tubular sections 10 are telescoped into both ends of thetubular sections 9, and the rod sections 11 are telescoped into the`tubular sections 10. '.lhe

b straddle the bath tub B, and are crossed near their upper ends andpivotally connected to the respective tubular 'sections 10.

As shown, two of the members 9-10 and 11 are carried legs 8.l Said legs8 have feet I2 that fit over theV rim of the rbath tub B and` se'-curely hold the drying rack in position. The two vlowermost members 9-10and 11 are carried by the ends of the feet 12. Obviously, by sliding thetubular sections 10 into and out of the tubular sections 9 an the rodsections 11 into and out of the tubular sections 10, the holding ca actyof the drying rack may be increase and decrease at will.

The legs 8 are provided with intermediate ioints 13 arranged to permitthe lower sections ot'V said legs to be folded onto the upper sectionsthereof. The lower sections of the legs 8 are provided with upwardly`projecting extensions 14, and collars 15 are 7 mounted on the uppersections of said legs and co-operate with said extensions 14 to preventpivotal movement of the lower secftions on the upper sections when therack is in use.

When not in use, the rack may be folded into compact space bytelsecoping the tuthe tubular sections 9 and the rod sections 11completely into the tubular sections 10 and folding the legs of eachpair together and then fold'- ing the lower sections of the legs onto'the upper sections thereof.

The above described intended for general use, are esp ially adapted foruse in apartments, hotely and the like where space is limited. Bysupporting the drying racks directly over a bath tub, any water drippingfrom the washing drying racks, while lees 8 of each pair are indiverging relation,

by the upper ends of the l" widths, the lower ends thereon will dripinto the bath tub and not on the floor.

l/Vhat I claim is:

A drying rack applicable to a bath tub and comprising pairs of legs, thelegs of each pair being 1n diverging relation, connected near theirupper ends and arranged to s traddle a bath tub and be spread orcontracted to fit bath tubs of different 'of said legs being extendedlaterallyinward to afford feet having concave under sides adapted to fitover the rim of the bath tub and hold said le s, and horizontal membersconnected' to -t e pairs' of legs, certain of said horizontal membersbeing connected to the inner ends of the cet.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FRANCES M. TURNER.

